Takeaways from the latest set of crazy things my kids say in class:
* My students will never stop thinking of me as a crazy cat lady.
* I've also taken up the title of "crazy plant lady." And, I do NOT have a green thumb.
* My kiddos say what they think. A lot.
Previous Volumes:
Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5
Volume 6 | Volume 7 | Volume 8 | Volume 9 | Volume 10
Volume 11 | Volume 12 | Volume 13 | Volume 14 | Volume 15
Volume 16 | Volume 17 | Volume 18 | Volume 19
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I didn't really know what teachers did after school.
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Ms. Hagan, everything that you say is really cool is actually really lame.
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After telling a group of students about my Twitter Math Camp experience...
Student: Could I go with you next year to Twitter Math Camp? I could be your math camp assistant!
Me: Ha ha. I don't think I need an assistant.
Student: At golf tournaments, the players have golf caddies. I could be your calculator caddie.
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Student: Slope. Ugh.
Me: Students complaining in class. Ugh.
Student: Go to the office.
Me: Well, then...
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I can't see that. I'm mentally blind.
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So, I read stalked you on twitter last night. I was like: "How funny could a teacher actually be on twitter?!?" But, then I just sat on my bed and read your twitter and laughed out loud. You're actually funny!
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Student: Can you pull your hair in front of your ears?
Me: Yesssssss...
Student: Will you do it?
Me: Whyyyyyyyyyy?
Student: Well, I've only ever seen your hair behind your ears. I was starting to wonder if it was surgically attached there.
Me: Getting back to the lesson now...
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Student 1: Ms. Hagan, you need to step up your calculator game.
Student 2: Ms. Hagan's calculator game is strong.
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Could you kiss a pig? I mean, you can't have meat on your mouth.
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I thought you would be okay with kissing a pig. You love animals. I mean you don't eat them.
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Are you going to take your cats trick-or-treating?
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When you take up for the cats like that, we know you're a cat lady.
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Why aren't you doing prom? You could use the extra money you'd make to buy more cat food.
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You mean this tape measure is in inches?
#yeschildthoseareinches
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Are you going to take your mask off in honor of Halloween?
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Can you desmos this?
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ALL of your calculators are broken.
It turns out hitting the enter button does not turn on a graphing calculator...
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Do you know what I say when people ask me if I have a math class? I say no; I have a roller coaster class.
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How could you be scared of Ms. Hagan? She talks to her plants.
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People who love math are always lonely.